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Texas House Moves To Restore AG’s Power To Prosecute Election Crimes
The bill comes in response to a 2021 decision by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals.
Democrat Judge Temporarily Limits Texas Lottery’s Ban on Ticket Resellers
The judge ruled Lotto.com was exempt from the Lottery Commission’s new rule that shutters ticket resellers in the state as litigation continues.
UT-Austin Officials Announce $100M Investment in Classical and Civic Education
Officials aim to make the School for Civic Leadership the nation’s top institution for classical education.
Texas Renews Call for Convention of States To Curb Federal Power
Texas originally made a similar application in 2017, but that resolution was set to expire after eight years.
State Archive
Dewhurst’s Desperation
I’ve written many times about my respect for, and admiration of, David Dewhurst’s service to our nation and state. He has honorably and ably served us in uniform, in hostile environments, and in elected office. Sadly, his stellar legacy was marred – and senatorial...
Ethics Commission Enforcer: The Constitution Doesn’t Matter
After being told two weeks ago by a federal judge that subpoenas issued by the Texas Ethics Commission were “overbroad” and “absurd,” Empower Texans was back before the Commission today for another pre-trial conference. The conference was part of continued proceedings...
David vs. Goliath
Despite long odds for his conservative challenger, liberal Republican State Senator Bob Deuell is in the fight of his political life. According to Texas Ethics Commission reports, Deuell astronomically outspent his conservative challenger, entrepreneur and Tea Party...
Conservatives Win Big!
Tuesday night's results made for a very good morning for conservatives in Texas. A few fast facts about last-night’s Republican primary: The most liberal Republican in the Texas Senate lost. Conservative ranks in the Senate are swelling. Every House conservative won...
Texas Independence Day!
On March 2, 1836, Texas’ founding fathers declared independence from Mexico. In those early days, things looked pretty bleak. The Alamo fell just a few days later, and the revolution suffered more setbacks than wins. Yet just a few weeks later, on April 21, 1836,...
Liquor Store Owner Has History of Giving to Democrats
With the backing of some of the local political establishment and an array of Austin lobby groups, West Texas liquor store owner Austin Keith is campaigning to succeed Tryon Lewis as the State Representative for District 81. But why is Keith running as a Republican...
Andy Cargile and the Full Lie
Sometimes as voters we grow weary as politicians tell half-truths about their opponents in an attempt to slime them. But it is relatively uncommon for a candidate to go for the full lie: something so verifiably false that there’s not even a peg of truth to hang it on....
Association Goons Trail Empower Texans PAC Employee
On Saturday we received news straight from the you-can’t-make-this-stuff-up file. Empower Texans PAC employee Gregory Harrison informed us that he and a Cullen Crisp for State Representative campaign manager, Justin Newman, were being “tailed” around Cisco, Texas, by...
Voters Should Beware Lobby Front Groups
As the primary election season pulls into the home stretch, voters are being bombarded with information from a host of campaigns and groups. Unfortunately some of the information they will see this cycle is pure bluster – created to mislead voters into supporting...